hey kati asked my mum about taking care of goya(in vietnamese is called kho qua)since we have a ton growing in our yard she said to water it on a regular basis and dont over water them also leading them up the pole was a very good idea since they need lots of space to grow out...we recently harvested 10 goyas >.< sooo much foodie ideas...i really like bitter melon and egg omelet and since my father is cambodian we also use the leaves as a bitter soup....i'm not much of a fan but it's still pretty good

I'm just jazzed that Satoshi took care of the plant while you were gone. I remember you mentionning something about saying "goodbye" to your plants whenever you leave...how nice that this time you can say hello!

Rowena, Satoshi taking care of the plants during the summer is a better chance that the plants won't die versus winter (he always waters too much!) I wished he would have vacuumed before I came home too but I guess I should just be happy that the plants didn't die :)